MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	25% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230517
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '24 at 02:15
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	61%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$175 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 72.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 95% 181 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 947 94% 768 Pts	64-Core 1,258 78% 1,258 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6251) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.23 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25% Poor	Lighting 32.5 Reflection 35.9 Parallax 34.3 26% 34.2 fps	MRender 31.5 Gravity 30.8 Splatting 21 22% 27.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$50 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 402 Write 353 Mixed 242 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 51.4 4K Mixed 29.8 106% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 208 187% 285 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 105%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 296GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 111 106 115 115 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 139 Write 84.5 Mixed 67 SusWrite 108 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 109%
Seagate ST9250315AS 250GB-$53 12,691 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 92GB free Firmware: 0005HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 60 61 62 63 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	Read 40.5 Write 44.5 Mixed 26 SusWrite 61.4 32% 43.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D26BFSB.8FE Adata BLS4G4D26BFSB.8FE Adata 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	69.7% Good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 28.1 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 24.9 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 99.5 40% 99.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 83%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	60	27.2"	2560 1377	GSM5BC1 LG ULTRAFINE

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) - $75

CPU
Ryzen 5 1400AMD $87Bench 61%, 71,313 samples	394x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	307x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	97x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	492x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	82x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	80x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	32x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	80x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	73x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	50x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $372

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16